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THE LIBERAL DEMOCRAT
START CLEANING HOLE JAN. 1
(Continued from Page 1)
spring.
Personally we have a lot of faith
in Bod in e. He is an old timer at the
-game and knows the ins and outs as
well as anyone, and we feel that he
Ja deserving of the support of the peo
ple of the community in his efforts
.to open this field.
During the operations by Mr. Bo
dine no one will be permitted to visit
the works without a permit.
AFFIDAVIT
State of Kansas, County of Seward,
SB.
Ai M. Morrow, of lawful age, be
ing first duly sworn upon his oath,
states: That he was at the teot well
being drilled by the Seward County
01 and Gaa Company on the Sealey
farm north of Liberal, Kansas, in the
month of August, 1922, on a Monday
morning about 10 o'clock in the com'
pany of J. C. Mahoney, Chas. Sum
mers. Lee Larabec, R. tl. Colvin, J.
E. George and the drilling crew
working on the well, that affiant no
ticed when he first walked into the
rig a strong smell o nat'irul gas;
that immed ately afterward affiunt
walked out of the drilling rig and
over to the slush pool; lh:it on fcaid
pool he shw streaks mid small pools
of crude oil on Uw t"p of the slush
pond over the mud and water and in
the grass and weods near the edge of
said siush pond; that aifiant dipped
up about throe or four ounces in a
broken dish and made test stains for
erode oil on a handkerch ef and found
the oil on the pool to be crude oil;
further affiunt sayeth not.
A. M. MORROW, Affiant.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 13th day of December, 1922.
ELVES WH1TTEN.
(Seal) Notary Public.
My commission expires Feb. 21,
1926.
AFFIDAVIT
State of Kansas, County of Seward,
88.
Sam Fields, of lawful age, being
first duly sworn upon his oath, de
poses and states that on Sunday night,
early in August, he was tooldresser
on a drilling crew engaged in drill
ing a well for oil and gas for the
Seward County Oil und Gas Com
pany on the Sealey farm north of
Liberal, Kansas; that about 10:30
o clock p. m., on said day aftiurit
says that they were drilling n lime
at the approximate depth of 2420
feet; that affiant and the driller, one
Frank Niel, not.ced a kick or change
in the line and tools, indicating a
change in the format uns thru which
they were drilling, so they pulled the
tools and ran the bailer; when the
first bailer was brought up a few
spots of oil were visible; the same
was visible from the .second bailer;
when the bailer was run and brought
up the third t me, about half a barrel
of crude oil was dumped; the builer
was run to the bottom of the hole
each time; afiant states further that
they ran the bailur afterward to the
top of the water standing in the hole,
about 2200 feet, but could bring up
no od from the top of the water.
Affiant states further that no fur
ther bailing was done, but th:it they
started to underream n order to set
the pipe the underrcaming being fin
ished, a string of casing dropped and
the well was shut down or 20 to 25
days, during which time the crews
were fi;hirig for the easing On the
last day of work on the well, aff ant
and said Frank Mol run the bailer
down int.) the water in the hole,
bringing up smne water Jrom the
hole; when brought to the top, nat
ural Has lormed on the watjr at the
top of the bai'er, and the same was
ignited and burned.
Further affiant soyeth not
SAM FIKLDS. Aifiant.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this Hth day of December. 1U22.
HARRY G. ARMSTRONG.
(Seal) Notary I'ubl c.
My commission expires August 2.
1924.
AFFIDAVIT
State of Kansas, County of Seward,
88.
John LaRue, of lawful age, being
first duly sworn upon his oath, de
poses and states: That he was pres
ent at the test well for oil and gas
being drilled by the Seward County
Oil and Gaa Company on the Sealey
farm 9 miles north of Liberal, Kan
sas, on Sunday night early in Aug
ust, 1022, in the company of Ezra
Shorb, the president of the Seward
County Oil and Gas Company, C. E.
Sealey, the owner of the land on
which the well was being drilled, the
drilling crew and affiant's wife, Ma
rie LaRue; that he saw the crew run
and draw the bailer from the well
three times and the last two times
he saw streams of crude 'oil dumped
fromHhe ba ler, the oil running out
from the slush box and over the slush
pond; that affiant has worked in oil
fields, and knows crude oil when he
sees the same; and that he knows of
his own knowledge that said crude
oil was produced from said well; that
affiant heard Ezra Shorb order the
crew to do no more Work until E. J.
Skaer, the drilling contractor, arriv
ed at the well. Further affiant
saith not.
JOHN LARUE,
Affiant
Sworn to and subscribed before
Children's Free Week
Again!
Jan. 1st to Jan. 6th
me this 13th day of December. 1922.
, (Seal) H. W. LAN 5,
Clerk District Court, Seward
County, Kansas.
AFFIDAVIT '
State of Kansas, County of Seward,
88.
The affiant, C. A. Sealey, of lawful
age. being first duly sworn upon his
oath, deposes and states. That he is
the owner of the NEtt of 280-33-33,
Seward County, Kansas, on which
the Seward County Oil and Gas Com
pany were engaged n drilling a well
tor oil and gas during the month of
August, 1922; that affiant's resi
dence and improvements are located
about three-Tourths of a mile from
the drilling and said well for oil and
gas; that on Sunday night, early in
a...-.... moo in -p
fiant drove to the sa d well in his
car; that there the following named
persons were at the well ,to-wit, Ezra
Shorb, the president of the Seward
County Oil and Gas Company, and
Mr. and Mrs John La Rue, residents
of Liberal Kansas, and the drilling
crew, composed of Frank Niel and
Sam Fields; that the crew was en
gaged in pulling the bailer from the
said well the first time after dr lling
through 5 feet in lime; that affiant
watched the crew dump the bailer
and in thi first bailer affiant notic
ed dark spots the size of a dollar,
which showed in the slush box: that
the crew ran the bailer a second time
and when t was brought up affiant
saw dark spots or blotches in the
slubh box after the bailer was dump
ed and affiant first noticed fumes
of crude oil that the bailer was run
and brought up a third time and
while it was bang dumped affiant
saw streams of crude oil as larsre as
affiant's arm pouring from the bailer,
filling the slush box full of oil ; that
the bailer was run and brought up
a fourth time with the same result,
and then affiant went out behind the
rig and saw streams of oil running
across the slush pod ten or twelve
inches wide; that Ezra Shorb dipped
ud some of the oil in a tin can and
took it into the rig and ordered op
erations to cease; that affiant later
went to his home 3-4 of a mile south
of the well and that he smelled crude
oil or the fumes from it as much as a
quarter of a mile from the well
C A. SEALEY,
Affiant
Swont to and subscribed before me
this 13th day of December. 1922.
H. A. GASKILL,
(Seal) Notary Public.
My commission expires Mav 14th.
:924.
AFFIDAVIT
State of Kansas, County of Seward,
ss
J. C. Mahoney. of lawful aire, beinir
nr.-.i uuiy sworn upon mis oath states:
That he was at the well being drilled
lor o 1 and gas by the Seward County
Oi and Gas Company at the Sealey
farm north of Liberal, Kansas, in the
month of August, 1922; that at the
'iff innt's request, one of the drillers,
one Frank Niel, run the bailer into
suid well, and when the same was
brought up, affiunt knows of his own
knowledge that there was a iiantity
of crude oil in the same; that at sa d
lime und place affiant saw on the
slush pond at said veil approximately
a barrel of crude oil that on the fol
lowing day affiant saw Chas. Sum
mers of Liberal, light a match and
ignite a quantity of natural gas
brought to the top of the well m the
builer. Further affiant saveth not.
J. C. MAIIONEY.
Affiant.
Sworn to and subscribed lefore
me this 13th day of December. 1022.
H. A. GASKILL,
(Seal) Notary Public.
My commission expires May 1-ith.
l'C'l.
L. E. Gardner left Saturday morn-1
ing f'ir Win field, Kan., where he j
spent I'liristmas at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. C. D. Hestwood. Mrs. Gard- I
ner and children have been visiting
there for some time.
Mr.. Quincy Koos and little son of;
Branson, Colorado, arrived Thursday '
night for a visit at the home of Mr. I
and Mrs. Roy Davis. Mrs. Koos is!
a sister of Mrs. Davis.
Lewis Bloom returned Thursday
from Manhattan, to spend the holi
days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W, E. Bloom.
S. A. Miller made a business trip
to Tyrone today.
SHERIFF'S SALE
(First published in Liberal Democrat
December 28 1922) 5t
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given
that under and by virtue of a Judg
ment rendered in the District Court
in the County of Seward, in the State
of Kansas, in an action wherein R.
W. Harrison was plaintiff, and Otis
Turner was Defendant, and of an
exception issued on said judgment to
execution issued on said judgment, to
Monday, the 29th day of January, A
D. 1923, at 10 o'clock A. M.. of that
day at the front door of the Court
House, in Liberal, in the County of
Seward, in the State of Kansas, offer
at Public Sale and sell to the highest
bidder for cash in hand, the follow
ing tract of land, situate, Iving and
being in the County of Seward, in the
State of Kansas, namely:
WH of NW14 of NEK and
NW14 of SWVi of NEK, all in
Section 9, Two. 35, Range 33.
W. O. NELSON,
Sheriff.
MRS. ANNA SHARKEY
. Mrs. Anna Rebekah Sharkey was
born in. DaVia county, Oct 2, 1852,
and 'departed from this life Dec. 20,
1922 . For the past score of years
she has made her home in Liberal.
In early life she united with the Chris
tian church and a few years ago she
transfered her membership to the
Presbyterian church. Mrs. Sharkey
was ill for about six weeks. She was
in local hospital and later taken to
St. Joe, Mo., where everything pos
sible was done for her recovery, but
to no avail.
In the year of her birth her father,
T. J. McDermott became a member
of the King Hill Odd Fellows at St.
Joe., Mo., and in honor of the Re
bekahs she was given the name Ann
Rebekah. Mr. McDermott still holds
membership in the King Hill Odd
Fellows, being the oldest member in
that lodge. During Mrs. Sharkey's
brief stay in the hospital at St. Joe
the Odd Fellows and the pastor and
members of the Presbyterian church
showed every attention possible to
Mrs. Sharkey.
She leaves a father and mother,
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. McDermott of this
city, two sisters, Mrs. Lipscomb of
Pasadena, Cal.j and Mrs. Stevenson
of Pratt, who was with her at the
time of her death. A son, Earl Walk
er of Dalhart, Texas, and daughter,
Mrs. John Horan of Seattle, Wash
ington. Funeral services were held at the
Presbyterian church Friday, conduct
ed by Rev. Mergler.
Mrs. Sharkey leaves a host of
friends who suffer the loss of a kind
friend and neighbor.
Solicitor Wanted
i
The Democrat has an opening for
a strictly high class printing and ad
vertising solicitor, a man capable of
writing and Resi gning advertising
with a punch. Do not want a cheap
man, but one who is able to deliver
the goods and will pay accordingly.
THB DEMOCRAT,
. Liberal, Kan.
PIANO TUNING
$4.00 will 'put your piano in tune
by factory mechanic. All work guar
anteed. Leave orders at Taylor's
drug store. Phone 107. A. Weber.
2-2tp
a
Mrs J. H. Fargo went to Hutchin
son Wednesday on a short business
visit
Miss Alice Martin went to Tyrone
day to Bucklin after visiting rela
tives here
Miss' Lucile Erb arrived Tuesday
from Minneola for a visit at the Mc
Gregor home southeast of town.
Roy and Cecil Gyger of Holly, Col
orado, were here Monday visiting at
the homo of their parents.
Ralph Strickland of Garden City,
was here Monday visiting at the home
of his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Norris and
daughter Vela of Kismet, were shop
ping here Tuesday.
M;ss Blan Brisendine of Drum
right, Oklahoma ,is a guest this week
of Miss Ruth Wright
Albert Schessler arrived Wednes
day evening from Wichita and will
visit several days here with friends.
Dr. Vera L. Young arrived Satur
day night from Chillicothe, Mo., for a
week's visit here.
Bob pickerson and S. A. Miller
mde a business trip to Guymon on
Wednesday.
Earl Craig arrived Saturday from
Hutchinson to spend Christmas at his
home here.'
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Rafferty of
Speamftn, Texas, were visiting with
friends and relatives here this week.
Miss Lavem Couch of Haviland,
arrived Sunday for a visit at the R. M.
Gilbert home northwest of the city.
Mrs. Sarah Norton of Greensburg,
was in the city the latter part of the
week atending to business interests.
H E. Penny, of Penny & Co., is a
charter member of the Kansas Clean
ers and Dyers. He was also a char
ter member of the Oklahoma Associa
tion when they organized three years
ago.
"Rita it With Ray-
P. E. Roller left Saturday morn
ing for Wichita, where he is spend
ing the holidays at his home.
Miss Agnes Raymond returned
Tuesday night from Wichita, where
she spent Christmas at the home of
her ' parents. 1 ,
Miss Kate Bernard left Friday for
her home in Halstead to spend the
holidays.
Mrs. H. G. Tracy arrived Friday
from Corydon, la., and will spend
several months visiting at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Earl Smith.
Mrs. Paul Light and daughters left
Sunday for Little River, Kansas,
where they are visiting at the home
of her parents.
Miss Ethel Davis who is teaching
at Montezuma is spending several
days here visiting
Miss Wanie Condit is visiting this
week at the home of her parents near
Hayne.
Miss Edith Welch left Friday for
her home in Wilburton, Kan., where
she is spending the holidays. Edith is
attending high school here.
S. C. Riggs returned Thursday
evening from Fowler where he has
been invoicing.
Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Raub and
daughter Dorothy went to Hutchinson
Wednesday for a few days' vieii
with friends and relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. John Calloway and
children left Friday for Wichita and
Peck, Kansas, where they are visiting
at the homes of relatives. Mr. Cal
loway will go on to Kansas City to
attend to some business interests be
fore returning home.
We have the most modern clean
ing plant in western Kansas Come
in, see us clean your garments We
have hundreds of dollars worth of
new machinery, so as to clean "Xour
clothes right
Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Davenport left
Wednesday for their home in Littlo
Rock, Arkansas after visiting here at
the Meredith home.
Mrs. Tom Hart arrived Tuesday
from Archer City, Tex., and will be
with her father W. F. Ragsdale, who
is in a ocal hospital.
Mrs. J. M. Burns and Mrs. Tom
Burns of Plains were Liberal shop
pers Wednesday.
T. G. Pate and fom ly spent Christ
mas with relatives in Guymon.
Miss Esther Walker will return
Sunday to Enid, Oklahoma, where she
will again take up her school work at
Phillips University.
Mrs. W. H. Jones, who has been ill,
is much improved.
Have your . children's garments
cleaned free at our plant this week,
when accompanied with paid gar
ment. Penny & Co Phone 126.
L. T. Williams arrived Wednesday
from Dalhart and will v sit several
days with relatives near Gray. Okla
homa. Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Visage and
Mrs Sarah Groviett left Wednesday
for Tulsa, Oklahoma, where they will
make their future home.
Mrs. J. E. Bevan left Wednesday
for her home in Exter, Neb., after
visiting at the home of her son Floyd
Bevan in the Bethel neighborhood.
Dock Scott, an old time resident
of Liberal, has been ill at the home
of his brother, Dave Scott. He is
now improving.
Mrs. Gladys Bailey arrived Friday
from Langdon, Kan., to visit at the
home of her parent), Mr. and Mrs 4.
W. Bates, at Hugoton, Kan.
Miss Georgia Anthony returned
Friday to her home in Lawrence,
Kansas, to spend ' the holidays)
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Zirger and baby
left Friday evening for Holton, Kan
sas, where they will spend the holi
days at the home of relatives.
Miss Louise Boils came up from
Dalhart Tuesday evening to visit sev
eral days at the home of her sister,
Mrs. J. A. Tack.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Marion L. Hays re
turned Tuesday to their home in
Hutchinson after spending Christmas
here at the W. H. Feather home.
For one week we will clean and press
FREE all Children's Garments up to the
age of 12 years, when accompanied by
paid garment. '
Owing to the fact our plant was not completed when
we were supposed to join the National Clean-up week,
we will do this at this time.
. ' ' Cash Only
Give Jewelry
for the
New Year's Gift
Many attractive and" useful articles will be found in our
up-to-date stock. '
We wish to thank our friends and customers for their val
ued patronage, and wish you one and all a
r Happy and Prosperous
New Year
Stoner Jewelry Co.
PROSPECTS FOR AGRI
CULTURE IN 1923
New Year's Statement and Resume
of Agricultural Conditions
and Proipect.
Twelve months ago most of the six
m'llion farmers of the United States
were starting on the long, hard climb
out of the valley of economic depres
sion. They have not yet attained the
heights which are bathed in the
grateful sunshine of prosperity.
Some, indeed, have fallen by the way.
Others are still in the valley. Never
theless as wt stop a bit and look
backward we can see that very con
siderable ground has been gained by
the great majority, and we can en
ter the New Year with renewed hope
and with that courage which comes
from the realization that we are real
ly making progress.
A year ago when speaking of the
prospects for farming in 1922, I said
that while there was no reason to ex
pect boom times for the farmer in the
near future, there was promise of
better times, both for the farmer and
for those whose business is largely
dependent upon him. The year has
brought fufillment of that promise.
Speaking generally, times are better,
much better, than a year ago, both
for agriculture and for industry.
Crops have been good, on the whole.
Prices , of the major crops are most
ly considerably higher. While there
has been a corresponding advance in '
the prices of the things the farmer
must buy, the total sum which farm-j
ers will receive for the crops of this
year is greater by a billion and a i
half dollars or more than that which
they received for the crops of last;
year. This will certanily mean better
times on the farm, and farm folks will
be able to ease up a little on the
grinding economy they were forced
to practice the preceding year.
The labor cost of producing the
crops of 1922 was still further re
duced. There were some substantial j
reductions in freight rates. Much I
helpfui, legislation" has been enacted
rnd more will be" this winter. Inter
est rates are lower and the credit
strain has been eased. ' This has made
it poss.ble for many farmers who
were rather heavily involved to re
fund their obligations and get them
selves in condition to win through.
There are still some dark spots. In
some sections weather cqnditions
were unfavorable and crops were
short and farmers in these sections
are having a very hard time of it.
Freight rates are still too high, es
pecially for those who must pay for
n long haul to market
Taxes are high, but this is largely
due to increase in local taxes, over
which the farmers themselves must
exercise control.
There has been gratifying growth
in farmers' cooperative marketing as
sociations, and more of them are be
ing organized on a sound business
basis.
Aside from the help which nas been
given by legislation and by adminis
tration activities, strong economic
forces are at work to restore a more
normal relation between agriculture
and other industreis.
The peril In the agricultural de-(
pression is more keenly realiezd by ,
other groups than ever before, ana
on every hand a sincere desire is be
ing evidenced to do what can be done
safely to help the farmer better his
condition.
Everything considered, we have
good reason to expect still better
Call for delivery car now
Phone 126
Ptenny & Co.
Tailors
things for agriculture in the year
1923. .
WANT ADS
FOR SALE Duroc-Poland stoe -
pigs, weight about 40 lbs. UatLf
Lee, 11 miles north and 3 miles weet ,
of Liberal. 22tf
JOB RENT Steam-heated aleepiag
rooms. 323 N. Sherman. 22tfe
TAKEN UP On treet of Liberal a
red cow 8 yr. old. R, P. SwarU,
21tfo
FOR RENT Modern room for man,
2 blocks from postoffioe. Price
right. Phone 149. 19tfc
LOST Odd Fellows Watch charm.
Finder please notify A. C. Mahe
ney. 24tf
FOR SALE 3 dozen Rose Comb
Brown Leghorn hens. Mrs. Vance
Capps, Tyrone, Oklahoma.
FOR SALE 100 tons corn ensilage
with good bunks to feed in. Plen
ty of water, 2 miles north and 7 wets
of Liberal. R. L. Ingham 25tfe
FOR SALE Pure bred Single Comb
White Leghorn cockerels. The fa
mous Egg Producing English strata.
$2.00 each. T. R. King, Tyrone, Ok
lahoma. Rt. 2 254tp
FOR SALE Young Bronze Tnrkeyv
'Toms. Goldbank strain, wt abort '.
25 lbs. Well marked individuals fit. -Mrs.
Ed Venable, Lorena, Okla.
24-4tp
FOR SALE Residence at 417 N.
Prospect Modern, except heat
Easy terms. Address R. M. Van;-.
Hyning Dombey, Oklahoma, telephony
Tyrone Exchange, 39-J. Z44tp4
LOST Northwest of Liberal, a pait
of tortoise ran nose glasses. They
were in a case with the name of The
Henry Zinn Optical Company, Hutch
inson, Kansas. Finder please- leave
at the Liberal Democrat office.
FOR RENT Good sleeping room for
rent, $10 per month. Call phone
2037.
Got a great big house by mistake ;
want to sell it or trade it for a
smaller one. Fine location. Will take
around $2,000 cash to get possession
and the balance is easy. Or will take
smaller house and assume indebted
ness. If interested address Big
Housed care Liberal Democrat.
tfc
$20 down and $5 a month buys a new
Standard Woodstock typewriter.
What would be nicer for a Christmas
present to the girl or boy taking
typewriting ' in high school? Abso
lutely the most convenient and best
built typewriter on the market Used
extensively at the Kansas State Ag
ricultural College. Call at the Demo
crat office and see one and leave your
order to be delivered Christmas morn
ing if you like. J. B. Miller, agent
FOR SALE Rose Comb Rhode Is
land Roosters, $1 each. J. W.
Preifert. 26-?tp
WANTED One Presto light tank.
See J. A. Brooks at the Brooks
Land & Auto Company. 27-ltc -
FOR SALE Eight lots, with four-
room house, windmill, barn for two
n lor two
s; six lots i
Price $lr v ,
head, shed room for two cars;
fenced. In' Tyrone. Okla. Price
800. Write Mrs Wilma Schooley,
Hugoton, Kans., Liberal route. ,
. 27-2tp
FOR SALE A new No. 1 Edison
diamond disc phonograph for quick
sale. Please see at 804 N. Grant
Liberal. 27-ltp
FOR SALE Thirty-six high gradi
Poland China pigs just weaned.
Priced right. See R. M. or V. K. '
Gilbert 5 miles north and 8 1-2 west
of , the city. . 27-2tp
FOR SALE 3 dozen Ancona hens
and pullets, full blood. R. J. Car
son. 3 miles north of Liberal. 27-ltp
LOST Broad tire off wagon, east of
town Monday. P'nder please leave
it the "Vessel blacksmith shop. J. C
Rodgera. . 27-ltc
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